Table tennis ends Rio 2016 dream

By JT - Apr 16,2016 - Last updated at Apr 16,2016

AMMAN — Jordan’s table tennis stars have missed out on their bid to qualify to the Olympic Games being held in Rio de Janeiro this summer, according to the Jordan Rally Media Service.

The team was competing in the West Asian qualifiers where Zeyad Abu Yaman lost 4-2 in the semifinal to Qatar’s Ping Li, this was after winning two matches against Qatar’s Mohammad Abdulwahhab (4-0), and Saudi Arabia’s Akram Al Ghamdi (4-1).

Bara Al Wedian won matches against Syria’s Souzan Mohammad (4-1) and Heba Allejji (4-1), but lost her semifinal to Lebanon’s Mariana Sahakian. Zeyad Aziz and Sewar Abu Yaman left the competition in the first round, while Taimmaa Abu Yaman lost in the second round to Sahakian. Only the gold medal winners advanced to the Olympic Games.

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